TDI Jeju 2025 Summer Camp
TDI, partnering with New Era Academy, SNT. EDU, Asia Debating, A+ Intensive Debate Academy, and Intertext Education is again hosting a six-day (five-night) debate camp on the beautiful island of Jeju! All debaters will dorm together, attend field trips together and learn debate together in this international camp for a full summer experience.
On the two days, they will all compete in the Harvard Korea Nationals! This will be the best way for students to gain a love for debate and debate tournaments. 6 days of intensive learning and fun for all students.
This camp is open to students ages 10 - 18. It doesn’t matter if you have no experience debating or if you have years of experience. This camp has lessons and different skill brackets for all levels of debaters.
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Date:
Camp: July 22nd to 25th 2025
Tournament: July 26th to 27th 2025
Location:
Jeju National University
Cost:
1255USD for regular registrations
Harvard Korea Nationals 2025 Format
Harvard Korea Nationals will be a premier AP debate tournament, officially sponsored by Harvard Debate Union. This two day tournament runs right after TDI Jeju Summer. However, debaters are welcome to only apply for the tournament.
Junior Category: All debaters 13-years-old and younger will compete in the Junior category.
The Junior category will have 30 minutes of prep time and 4 minute constructive speeches
Open Category: All debaters 14-years-old and older will compete in the Open category.
The Open category will have 30 minutes of prep time and 7 minutes of speech time.
Motions: All rounds in the tournament are impromptu rounds; there will be five rounds before the break. Debate teams will be assigned random sides every round.
Format: Harvard Korea Invitational will follow Asian Parliamentary debate rules. The junior category will have shorter speech times to accommodate younger debaters.
Eligibility: Only debaters that have not graduated high school are eligible to join the tournament. All participating debaters must be in teams of three for the tournament. Iron man teams are not allowed to participate.
Harvard Korea Nationals is open to all debaters within the age range.
Accomodation
Students either stay in the Jeju National University dormitory or in the nearby Nanta Hotel. Specific roommates can be requested if debaters have friends attending the camp.
Field Trip
As a wonderful way to unwind, all debaters will have fun adventures go carting. There are other amazing attraction that we will visit around Jeju as well.
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is on us! All debaters have to eat delicious and hearty Korean meals if they want to debate intensely!
Meals will be a combination of dorm meals and restaurant trips. All meals are chosen to be healthy and aware of allergies and preferences. Also, students will be able to eat as much as necessary!
All meals will be provided, but if students want some fun snacks, they can purchase them at a nearby cornerstore.
Camp Schedule
Camp Day 1
July 22nd
10:30am: Arrival at Jeju Airport
12pm: Arrive and Check-in at Dorms
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Camp Orientation
3pm - 6pm: Lectures and Debates
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 9pm: Debates and Fun Games
9pm: Bedtime
Camp Day 3
July 24th
8am: Breakfast
9am - 12pm: Go Carting Field Trip
12pm: Lunch
1pm - 6pm: Lectures and Debates
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 9pm: Debates and Fun Games
9pm: Bedtime
Camp Day 2
July 23rd
8am: Breakfast
9am - 12pm: Lectures and Debates
12pm: Lunch
1pm - 6pm: Lectures and Debates
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 9pm: Debates and Fun Games
9pm: Bedtime
Camp Day 4
July 25th
8am: Breakfast
9am - 12pm: Lectures and Debates
12pm: Lunch
1pm - 6pm: Lectures and Debates
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 9pm: Debates and Fun Games
9pm: Bedtime
Tournament Schedule
Tournament Day 1
July 26th
10:30am: Arrival at Jeju Airport
12pm: Arrive and Check-in at Dorms
1pm: Lunch
2pm: Camp Orientation
3pm - 6pm: Lectures and Debates
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 9pm: Debates and Fun Games
9pm: Bedtime
Tournament Day 2
July 27th
8am: Breakfast
9am - 12pm: Lectures and Debates
12pm: Lunch
1pm - 6pm: Lectures and Debates
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 9pm: Debates and Fun Games
9pm: Bedtime